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Worst Breaker Ever: Platinum Card Breaks?
George Seusa.k.a “G”Pfafftown, NC Count 1:Ripped up Lauri Markkanen card on camera. (More Details) Platinum Card Breaks, “G” got called out for putting a 1/1 Prizm Lauri Markkanen inside a one touch so the edges got mashed. Triggered by online haters, G allegedly purchased the card for $600, only to then rip it up on…
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Sports Card News & Rumors I PSA I Fanatics I Panini
A few hobby nuggets…. Industry sources suggest former Sports Card Radio sponsor Southern Hobby Supply may be for sale, but potential buyer Fanatics didn’t like the high price tag. Fanatics has already “cut off” large distributor GTS, we’ll see if Southern Hobby gets the boot as well. Wholesale Distributor List The rumor that Panini America…
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BBCE Statement About 1986 Fleer Basketball Box Break At The National
Did WhatNot and your favorite influencers like, CardCollector2, Sports Card Investor, Packman and Blez Sports Cards open a fake BBCE. Read our expert analysis.
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Group Breaker CardFanz Returns Wander Franco Mascot Card
Good news in the Wander Franco mascot card scandal. Group breaker, CardFanz, after receiving massive backlash from the card community, did the right thing. Update: Card listed on eBay for $54,999. CardFanz, sold spots in a break of 2022 Topps Series 2 Baseball by the player and wanted to keep the card of Raymond for…
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Ice Cold Sports Cards
2017 Donruss Optic Lime Prizm #177 Patrick Mahomes II RC Graded: BGS 9.5 HIGH: $2,550 July 24, 2021LOW: $1,375 June 22, 2022 Current Price.
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The Weirdness of Jabs Family
His wife has left him over his addiction to sports cards. He once got rid of a dog because it was being too loud during his YouTube shows. But Erik Jabs remains one of the biggest celebrities in the sports card industry. The Jabs Family YouTube channel gets thousands of viewers per week. Fans can…
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Beckett Employee Has 10 Year History of Sexual Misconduct
Current Beckett employee Valentino Capobianco has a long history of sexual misconduct spanning over 10 years. The misconduct was discovered when Capobianco ran for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2021. Valentino Capobianco The alleged incidents, which occurred between 2006 and 2016, include pursuing younger women, attempting sexual acts with non-consenting men…
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Marx Cards – Large PSA Group Submitter – Declares Bankruptcy
With no money in the bank, millions of dollars owed to creditors, and thousands of cards stuck at PSA, Marx Cards filed for bankruptcy on February 7, 2022. Court documents reveal staggering business failures. READ THE FULL BANKRUPTCY FILING Marx Cards mostly blames the PSA shutdown of economy orders on their downfall. Court documents claim…
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2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball Checklist
Checklist Updated 2/1Other VersionsPDF Checklist HOBBY BOX PRICE New Beginning For Topps Acquired by Fanatics January 2022 Start the MLB.
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Is StarStock About To Go Bankrupt?
The dominoes are starting to fall. After devastating news that Marx Cards burned collectors for over $1,000,000 in cards last week … we’re starting to see cracks in other sports card businesses that burst onto the scene over the past 2 years. Semi-popular sports card marketplace StarStock put out the dreaded “restructuring … but your…
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Sports Cards & Collectibles Show – Sacramento
One of the longest running sports card shows in California takes place at the Wyndham Hotel in North Sacramento. March 23, 20249am-4pm 90 Tables Wyndham Sacramento5321 Date AveSacramento, CA More Information:Steve 916-704-3865Chris 916-223-8388sacramentosportscardshows@gmail.com January 2022 More Research Card Show CalendarCheck out sports card show listings around the U.S. and buy, sell and trade cards in…
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BBCE & MeelyPops Rocked By Logan Paul Pokemon Scandal
Two prominent names in the sports card world are involved in a huge Pokemon controversy. UPDATE: THE CASE IS FAKE Jameel Mohammed, who owns The Meelypops Shop in Gainesville, FL, helped purchase what he thought was a case of 1st Edition Pokemon cards back in April 2021. Gary Vee (Left) with Meelypops The story is…
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HGA Greatest Grading Fails
A red hot sports card market in 2021 saw many new companies spring up and attempt to woo collector interest. Sports card grading company Hybrid Grading Approach (HGA) is one of them, and it’s been a bumpy ride so far. Here are the greatest mistakes so far in HGA history. Articles Ripping on PSA– Anonymous…
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Is Sports Card Investor a Fraud?
A new Instagram account (now deleted) is out detailing the losses Geoff Wilson, better known as Sports Card Investor, has taken on some of his cardboard purchases. Sports Card Investor And Wilson is super mad about it, he’s threatening to sue online critics! One IG post details how Wilson is down over $200,000 on some…
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Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Cards Ever
T206 Honus Wagner $7,250,000August 2022 $6,606,286August 2021 In August 2021, REA Auctions sold this Honus Wagner T206 card, graded SGC 3, for $6.6 million. On the Mount Rushmore of sports cards. The first ever card PSA graded was a Honus Wagner PSA 8 that was later discovered to be trimmed! Past Sales $3,660,000Date Sold: 5/2021PSA…
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What Sports Card Price Guide is the Best?
If you have some sports cards or perhaps got back into collecting, finding the value of your cards isn’t always the easiest process. It could take going to several websites to find out the value of your sports cards. In this article I will walk you through the many ways to value your cards, both free…
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PWCC Hit With $25 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over Shill Bidding
PWCC, the Oregon based sports card consignment seller, has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class action status that claims damages from their illegal shill bidding on eBay exceeds $25,000,000. Gregory Latham filed the lawsuit on September 17, 2021 in Oregon. READ FULL LAWSUIT A lawyer for Latham did not return a message seeking comment. …
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Show #237 PWCC Kicked Off eBay For Shill Bidding!!! Will PWCC Go Down For GOOD???
Today we discuss the events surrounding PWCC auction house. Today eBay contacted users to inform them that PWCC is guilty of shill bidding and the company cancelled 50,000+ listings. PWCC was the highest grossing seller of trading cards on eBay – and eBay cancelled them like a bad habit. We speculate on the show why…
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Breakers | Court Cases | News
Live Case Break Owner Accused of Rape With Underage Victim
Exclusive Video Not 1, not 2, not 3….. Live Case Break owner Timothy Harmer has been accused of raping someone underage and was hit with multiple felonies. The well known group breaker was arrested April 12, 2021 and charged with third-degree rape, third-degree criminal sex act, sexual misconduct, and use of a child less than…
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Bay Area Sports Cards Expo
January 26-28, 2024 Forever 21Solano Town CenterFairfield, CA 350 Vendor Tables Time:Friday 3pm-9pmSaturday 10am-5pmSunday 10am-4pm $3 admission – FREE parking Contact: Dion Noriega 707-246-4473 Card Show Calendar More Research Card Show CalendarCheck out sports card show listings around the U.S. and buy, sell and trade cards in person. Wholesale Distributor ListBuy unopened sports card boxes…
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Sports Card Trimmer Exposed: Dominick Cirigliano
A Vice President of a New Jersey drug marketing consultant company is being accused of trimming high end Aaron Rodgers football cards. Dominick Cirigliano, the VP of OptiBrand Rx, appears to be selling several trimmed Rodgers cards on his eBay account domboski2005. Dominick Cirigliano Blowout Forum user, 3124508 on COMC, believes that Cirigliano trimmed and…
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Beware: Fake BGS Graded Slabs
Beckett Grading Services (BGS) has confirmed the existence of counterfeit graded card holders. A social media post on November 12, 2020 terrified sports card collectors and sent them scrambling to check their slabs. So far, it’s believed the cards inside the holders are real, but the BGS cases are fake. Exclusive Video On November…
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Crazy Uncle Auction Scandal: Customer Items Left in RAIN!
Be careful using Crazy Uncle Auctions! Yes, someone named their business that. According to Net54 user, CJ Dave, over $500,000 worth of items were DUMPED outside his house when they didn’t sell during a Crazy Uncle auction. Several other forum users described problems when buying & selling items. Crazy Uncle is run by Aaron Rothschild,…
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Scammers Run Scammers Exposed Facebook Group
You’d think a Facebook group devoted to exposing scammers in the sports card hobby would be a safe place. Think again. In the often shady world of sports cards – things are not always what they seem Last April, disgraced breaker Nathan Burns of Grand Slam Collectibles broke 25 cases of Heroes of Sport –…
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Card Collector Sues Panini & Beckett Over Tom Brady RC Card
Sports Card Exchange owner Luis Papa is suing Panini America and Beckett Grading Services (BGS) over a trimmed 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady autograph rookie card. Papa is seeking damages of at least $200,000 and an additional amount for mental anguish. Card dorks are a special breed. Louis Papa Here is the backstory on the…
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Show #234 Topps/Panini Shut It Down + StockX + MSFT or Fleer?
On another quarantined edition of The Sports Card Show Podcast we are joined again by Ryan @SportsCardNews. We discuss Topps & Panini delaying products because of the virus. What impact has it had on the Hobby? Is previously released wax selling better? Colin talks about a site he’s been selling Topps baseball boxes on. We…
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Show #233 Cards Catch Coronavirus + More
On today’s special “quarantined” edition of the Sports Card Show Podcast, Colin is joined by Ryan & we discuss the dramatic turn in the trading card market as cards & almost all activity is put on pause for the Coronavirus. First we discuss being called as EXPERT WITNESS in the Upper Deck vs Leaf trial….
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Sports Card Radio Called to Testify – Leaf Trading Cards Objects!
Hear ye, hear ye! The honorable Upper Deck Trading Card Company is seeking the expert testimony of Sports Card Radio owners Colin and Ryan Tedards. In UD’s prolonged court battle with rival card company Leaf Trading Cards, the Tedards twins could be the key to knocking out CEO Brian Gray forever. In a dramatic response,…
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Show #232 @GaryVee Haters – Confronting Pack Searchers – Heritage/Optic + More
On today’s show we discuss some of the new sets that have gone live including 2020 Topps Heritage and Optic Basketball. If you feel these sets are overpriced or out of your budget, I give you some tips on how to acquire the cards. Sports Cards are RED HOT!! Like stocks, homes or anything for…
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@GaryVee: Ignore The Card Cops
Gary Vaynerchuk has caught the trading card bug. Like the Coronavirus, he’s been spreading it via social media postings and influencing his many followers to do the same. For some, it’s welcomed attention for the industry. For others, it’s “too much power” and must be put to an end! Take for example this post from…
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Show #231 Blowouts Blowup! + Topps Conference + Breakers Are SCRUBS!
On today’s show we discuss the 2020 Topps Industry Conference with Ryan @SportsCardNews who attended the even for the second year in a row. We discuss what types of things you could expect if you attend the show in the future, including giveaways, athlete appearances and takeaways you can learn. We discuss an altercation between…
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2020 Topps Industry Conference Live Blog
News, insight and coverage from the 2020 Topps Industry Conference, February 23-25, 2020. Ryan returns to his old stomping grounds to see what is happening in the world of sports cards. PODCAST: Show #231 2020 Topps Industry Conference Recap Show Tuesday 1:49 pm Group Breakers don’t make money breaking Topps Transcendent Baseball. Sales don’t equal…
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Show #230 Setting A Hobby Budget + More
On today’s show I talk about setting a hobby budget – mainly because I saw a tweet last week that really made it evident people aren’t doing this. Basically a guy said he could have bought a Jordan Auto and LeBron RC for how much he spent on breaks – instead he had base he…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against PSA, PWCC and Probstein
Eric Savoy has had enough! Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), PWCC Marketplace (PWCC) and Rick Probstein (Probstein123) have all been named in a class action lawsuit regarding the grading and sale of trimmed sports cards. > Read Full Class Action Doc The lawsuit contends that PSA knowingly grades altered and trimmed cards. PSA CEO Joe Orlando…
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Show #229 Kobe Bryant & Being Extraordinary
On today’s show we discuss the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and why he was so extraordinary. Listen To Show #229 Right Click To Save/Download Click To Play In Your Browser Stitcher: Stitcher Page iTunes: Subscribe on iTunes
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Phil Hughes Accused of Rigging Group Break
Former MLB pitcher Phil Hughes said on Twitter he might be done with sports card “group breaks” after haters accused him of being shady during a 2019 Topps Transcendent Baseball break. > Watch Full Video > Phil’s Pulls eBay Account YouTube user George Bozinovski pointed out that the video cuts out during the break. The…
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Charlie Barokas is a Sports Card Trimmer
More sports card dealers are getting exposed for their involvement in altering and trimming cards. As far back as 2006, Charles “Charlie” Barokas of Mercer Island, Washington has been accused of card trimming. News of the scam broke on the Blowout Forum. Sports Card Radio reached out to Barokas for comment through eBay. Barokas denies…
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Mike Trout HGH Rumors Put Card Fondlers on Suicide Watch
Card collectors everywhere are SHOOK that their “investments” may be taking a nose dive. News of golden boy Mike Trout allegedly using HGH has sent card collectors to social media and forums to clock in and defend the MLB star. > Mike Trout Cards For Sale Blowout Forum has a thread that drips with fanboys…
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Small Traditions LLC Accused of Card Trimming
Small Traditions LLC owner David Thorn is being accused of some big time card trimming. Blowout Forum member, 3124508 on COMC, lays out significant evidence that shows many before and after items that have been trimmed or altered by Thorn. > Original Forum Thread 3124508 on COMC is the same forum member who has helped…
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Platinum Card Breaks Rips Up 1/1 Prizm Card!
The ‘Jersey Shore’ of sports card breakers has lost his mind. Platinum Card Breaks got called out for putting this 1/1 Prizm Lauri Markkanen inside a one touch so the edges get mashed. Triggered by online haters, Platinum Card breaks allegedly purchased the card for $600. Only to then rip it up on Instagram Live…
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R-Rated #49: About the Cards Host @BigShep79 Interview
Ryan talks with Big Shep, @BigShep79, the host of the About The Cards podcast. A wide range of topics are discussed. What is it like hosting a weekly live podcast? Should shows talk about controversial topics? Shep has a massive George Brett card collection, how does he keep it organized and how much does he…
